These things had never been made public. Even his son did not know about them, so outsiders could not possibly have known.
Then there was only one possibility: he truly was his granduncle.
Ye Xiwen's disappearance back then had been exceedingly strange. As the times progressed, martial cultivation had become increasingly well known. If Ye Xiwen had gone off to study under a great master at the time, then everything made sense—including why they could search high and low without finding him, and why Ye Xiwen had vanished so mysteriously.
"Your nephew Zhang Li pays respects to Granduncle! Your nephew failed to recognize Granduncle just now. I beg Granduncle's forgiveness!"
Zhang Li hurriedly performed a grand salute. He was also someone who could pick things up and put them down. Since he had confirmed that the man before him was truly his granduncle, he did not hesitate in the slightest.
The entire scene looked exceptionally bizarre. An old man was actually kneeling before a young man, addressing him as Granduncle.
Yet among cultivators, such circumstances were extremely common. Those who maintained youthful appearances after achieving cultivation were everywhere.
It was merely that in Earth's environment, it was difficult for many people to maintain that state for long.
"Get up." Ye Xiwen spoke indifferently. "A thousand years have passed. It is only normal that you did not recognize me. Besides, I never made any contribution to the Zhang Family."
Zhang Li rose and said, "After Granduncle vanished, Father never gave up searching for you. We simply never received any news of you."
"When I was young, I left home to cultivate under a great master. When I returned, I never expected that the world would have changed beyond recognition." Ye Xiwen sighed. In the end, he still did not reveal the